QLD · Sunshine Coast Council
Pacific Paradise, 4564
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Updated
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Pacific Paradise is a practical mid-sized suburb in Sunshine Coast, well placed for families who want metro access without the inner-city squeeze. The metro area remains accessible without feeling caught up in the inner-city rush. Established families and long-term residents give the suburb a settled feel, with plenty of young families in the mix.
Daily life is practical and well connected, with the city and nearby suburbs easy to tap into. The area offers approachable housing costs alongside a lifestyle that still feels complete.
The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
On the desirability index, the suburb sits below average overall, mainly because local dining and lifestyle amenities and transport and access lag similar metro suburbs, despite relative strength in housing affordability. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 2,675
- Median age
- 46
- Median household income / week
- $1,340
- Dwelling vacancy
- 4.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 49 of 1,100
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,600
- Employment rate
- 50.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 83 / 180 / 82
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- All types (Mar 2026)
- $660
Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- RTA bond statistics — Residential Tenancies Authority (Queensland) · Period: Mar 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
- 48
- Against the person
- 8
- Against property
- 29
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 17.9
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 334 residents
- State safety percentile
- 9.9th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +7.6%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Assault20
- Other Property Damage20
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)62
- Traffic And Related Offences38
- Unlawful Entry17
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Jul 2026; Jan 2026 to Jul 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 1,024
- Pacific Paradise State SchoolPrimary
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
6 public transport stops in this suburb
- David Low Way at Kowonga Street
- David Low Way at Kowonga Street
- David Low Way at Namba Street
- David Low Way at Namba Street
- David Low Way at Pacific Paradise Primary
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
7 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- David Low Way at Kowonga StreetBus stop
- David Low Way at Namba StreetBus stop
- David Low Way at Pacific Paradise PrimaryBus stop
- Pacific Paradise Bowling ClubSports centre
- Sports field
- Telephone
- Waste Basket
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Settler's ParkPark
- Toyango Street ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 3/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 4/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 4
- Parks (OSM)
- 2
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 37.0/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 4038th in Australia
- State rank
- 941st in QLD
- Peer rank
- #30 among Metro Brisbane · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #351 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
- Data confidence
- 74%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- David Low Way at Kowonga Streetamenitiesbus_stop
- David Low Way at Namba Streetamenitiesbus_stop
- David Low Way at Pacific Paradise Primaryamenitiesbus_stop
- Pacific Paradise Bowling Clubamenitiessports_centre
- Sports fieldamenitiespitch
- Telephoneamenitiestelephone
- Waste Basketamenitieswaste_basket
- Assaultcrime20
- Other Property Damagecrime20
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime62
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
More in Sunshine Coast Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.